Saturday 5 February 2011

Buddings

I wanted to title this post 'Buddy holly', but I couldn't find any. Nevertheless, there are even more signs of spring than last Sunday. The ash was the most obvious, twigs arcing in parabolas to the heavens, and the black buds resembling dinosaur feet (especially if you cheat and turn the photo upside-down). Then there is some field maple, tiny red-brown buds with grey tips; hawthorn and blackthorn, just; and wild cherry, long furry buds on the end of short knobbly twigs.


The wind has been blowing hard for the last two days, force 6, gusting 7 or more from the south west. I'm finding that hearing it without a break is quite tiring, and we've had a tile come off into the courtyard.

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